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Paris Harrell
parismh@uab.edu
User Name: parismh
Your Status : Student
Top Reason for Using FOCUS 2: Course Requirement
Who referred you to FOCUS 2?: Faculty

Work Interest Profile Summary

Your interests can be summarized as follows:
Your average score in each area is also shown below as a number ranging from 0 to 100 where:
0=Low 50=Moderate 100=High

Social

83.33

Artistic

50.00

Investigative

29.17

Enterprising

20.83

Conventional

12.50

Realistic

12.50
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Your top 3 work interests in the order you selected are:

Social
"the helpers"

People in the social category prefer to work with others. They tend to be highly
verbal, express themselves well, and get along well in groups. Social types typically
prefer the team approach to problem solving. People in the social category often
describe themselves as cooperative, friendly, and understanding. They generally
enjoy teaching, caring for others, volunteering, mediating disputes, meeting new
people, and working in groups.

Artistic
"the creators"

People in the artistic category prefer to be expressive. They like the opportunity to
create new things and be innovative. They typically do not like structure or
conformity. They prefer to use their imagination and be creative. People in this
category generally enjoy activities such as: writing, poetry, photography, designing,
singing, acting, dancing, painting, attending theaters and exhibits, and reading.

Investigative
"the thinkers"

People in the investigative category often have a strong desire to understand cause
and effect, and solve puzzles and problems. They often work in jobs that are
scientific in nature. Their work often involves the analysis of data, using formulas,
graphs and numbers. Investigative types typically prefer to work independently, and
with minimum supervision. People in this category generally enjoy using computers,
solving math problems, interpreting formulas, and thinking abstractly.

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Leisure Interest Profile Summary

Your interests can be summarized as follows:
Your average score in each area is also shown below as a number ranging from 0 to 100 where:
0=Low 50=Moderate 100=High

Social

91.67

Artistic

45.83

Educational

45.83

Leading

37.50

Organizing

29.17

Practical

29.17
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Your top 3 leisure related interests are:

Social
"the helpers"

People with a social orientation enjoy helping and advising people. They tend to be
concerned about other peoples welfare. They promote learning and personal
development and are very interested in human relationships. They are often
described as being helpful, responsible, warm, cooperative, idealistic, sociable,
tactful, friendly, kind, sympathetic, generous, patient, and understanding.

Artistic
"the creators"

People with an artistic orientation tend to be creative and intuitive, and enjoy
activities like writing, painting, sculpturing, playing a musical instrument, performing,
etc. They enjoy working in an unstructured environment where they can use their
imagination and creativity. They are most often described as being: open,
imaginative, original, intuitive, emotional, independent, idealistic, and unconventional.

Educational
"the thinkers"

People with an educational orientation like to be involved in activities that have to

do with ideas and thinking; these are people who like to observe, learn, investigate,
analyze, evaluate, or solve problems. They like to search for facts and figure out
problems mentally. They prefer working with ideas rather than with people or
things. They are often described as being analytical, curious, methodical, rational,
cautious, independent, precise, reserved, complex, intellectual, and modest.

Skills Profile Summary

The Skills You Selected Are:
Helping
Actively looking for ways to help people.
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of the reactions of others, and understanding why they react the way they do.
Teaching
Teaching others how to do something.

Personality Profile Summary

Your personality can be summarized as follows:
Your Personality Type:
You like to focus your attention on the people around you and like to have harmonious interactions with

You like to focus your attention on the people around you and like to have harmonious interactions with
them. You prefer to work on projects where you can associate with other people in a cooperative way. You
are sociable, and when working with other people in group projects, you motivate their participation and
provide them with leadership. You recognize and appreciate the talents in other people, and try to help
them reach their full potential. You think best when talking and discussing ideas with people and like
projects in which you can explore new ideas and work in an orderly fashion.
Choosing Your Career:
People with your personality type are attracted to occupations that require cooperation and teamwork
between people, where you can help them develop their abilities, and improve their well being. Examples of
such occupations are found in the fields of teaching, counseling, health sciences, psychology, arts and
literature.

Values Profile Summary

The Values You Selected Are:
Altruism/Helping Society
Doing something to contribute to the betterment of the world. Doing something for the greater good.
Creativity
Create new ideas, programs, things, or anything else not previously developed by another person.
Helping Others
Being involved in helping other people in a direct way either individually or in a small group.

Saved Occupations

Rating

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Green Bright
Jobs Outlook

Occupation
Special Ed Teachers
(Kindergarten and
Elementary School)

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Special Ed Teachers
(Middle School)

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Marriage and Family

Therapists

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Substance Abuse

Majors at
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Education, Special Education and

Teaching, Elementary Education and
Teaching
Education, Special Education and
Teaching
Elementary Education and Teaching,
Secondary Education and Teaching,
Early Childhood Education and
Teaching, Social Work
Social Work, Sociology

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